Button.



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JAKOB NIEDERERQOF HEIDBN-ABISSAU. SWITZERLAND. f

Spe'ccation of Letters Patent.

BUTTON.

Application led January 31, 1908. Serial No. 413,543.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAKOBl Ninnnnnn, a citizen of the Republic of Switzerland, residing at Heiden-Bissau, in the county of Appeurell and Republic of Switzerland, have `invented cert-ain new and useful Improvelspring is employed for retaining the parts of 2o i e button together.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be presently described and then speciiically pointed out in the appended claims.

In 4the drawing: Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of my button, partly in elevation, Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of a ca forming part of the button, Fig. 3 is a top an of the same, Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view, Fig. 5 is a )lan of a spring used in connection with the utton, Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view of the saine, Fig. 7 is a plan of a cushion used in connection with the button, and Fig. S is a plan of a portion of the button. i

A button constructed in accordance with my invention comprises in its entirety four parts, and consists of a cap or outer head, a disk or inner head carrying a shank, a securing member which connects the shank of said disk or inner head with the cap or outer head, and a cushion interposed between the cap or outer head and the securing member. The cap or outer head 1 is substantially in the forni of a'dislc and is provided with a pei-ipheral iiiwpvardlf.' turned flange 2 forming an annular groove 3 at the periphery of the inner face of Said cap or outer head, the said cap or outer head is also dished centrally to form a project-ion 4 on the outer face of such cap or iead, and a concave seat or depression on the he inner head 13 of the button'is also in the made of less diameter than the outer head or dis osed shank 1 1 provided on its free end wit i a head 12, which head, when the sections of the button are connected together, is seated in the depression or seat 5 in the outer head or cap 1. l

My invention particularly resides in the novel securing member by means of which the above described elements -of the separable button are connected and securely held together. This securing member is formed from a disk of thin metal whicli-is dished sufliciently to make the same somewhat cup- U'NITED STATES rarnnr onirica.- y f sha e in form as seen in Figs. 1 and 6'. I

ma e cuts or-incisions in this member extending from the periphery thereof mwardly,

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and arranged in pairs, the outer ends of each pair of incisions or cuts being in juxtaposit-ion, with one cut of each pair extending in t-he opposite direction to the other cut of the pair, and the material bounded by the said cuts or incisions is looped or bent over t-owards the center of the disk so as to forni resilient retaining arms 9, the free ends of which slightly overlie the central aperture 10 which is made in said disk. The said a ei'- ture 10 is made of a diameter which will a 0W the head 12 to pass therethrough, and the free ends of the resilient retaining arms 9 overlying this aperture,it will be observed that the head 12 must be forced through between the free ends of the arms 9 iii order to pass the saine, and after the head 12 has passed the resilient arms, the latter will spring or snap back so as to lie underneath the shoulder of the head 12 as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawings, and thus connect the outer and inner heads of the button together.

The portions S of the disk from which the securing member 1 is formed that lie between the incisions made in the periphei of the disk are somewhat segmentshape in form; these portions constitute arms which are so bent as to cause the periphery thereof to enter the groove 3 of the cap or head 1 as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawings, whereby the securing member is firmly xed t0 the cap 0r head member 1. Besides serving as the lmeans for connecting the securing member to the cap or head 1, these portionsor arms S i secure to the innerface of the cap or head 1, a inner face of said head centrally thereof. K

disk 6 which is made of tlexible material and rattling of the arts when in connected position.. The sait cushioning member` 6 is procap of the button, and carries a centrallyi vided with a central opening 7 so as to reacts as a cushion forthe arms 9 as the same spring back into position upon forcibly withdrawing the headL 12 from its seat 5, preventing the metallic arms 9 from striking themetallic. cap or head and possibly injuring the arms 9.

T hemanner of connecting the separable buttons of this character to a garment is well known in the art, and is believed to require no description.

Attention is called to the fact that owing to the. construction of the securing member the shank 11 and its connected disk is firmly held connected to the cap or outer head 1 owing to the spring or resilient arms 9 engaging backof the head of the shank, and normally tending to force the latter towards the cap 1, and holding the head of the shank firmly nested in its seat.

Having now described my invention what y I claim as new, is:-

A button, comprising an outer head member embodying a disk provided on its inner face centrally thereof with a seat and having an inturned peripheral flange forming an ceivc the head 12 of the shank 111, and besides being held bythe arms 8, it is to be noted annular groove aroundthe circumference of the inner face, a'cushioning disk held in said groove and having a central opening registering with the seat in said outer head member, an inner button head, a shank projecton its outer end, and a securing member for connecting the outer head to the said shank, said securing member comprising an apertured disk provided with incisions or cuts extending inwardly from the periphery of the disk in pairs, the outer ends of the outer cuts or incisi-ons of each pair being in juxtaposition land one eut or incision of each pair extending in the opposite direction to the other cut er incision of the same mir, the portion of the disk'bouuded by each pair of cuts being bent inwardlyv and bowed to form s ring arms, the free ends of which overlie t e central opening' in said disk and engage bac-k of the head on4 said shank, and the outer faces of which engage the cushionin(r disk, the remaining )eripheral portion of said disk being received in the groove in the outer head and holding the cushioning disk against the latter.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAKoe NIEDERER.'

Vitnesses C. GRAW, I. Brama.

ing centrally therefrom and having a head 

